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WorthPoint Indices: Movie Stills

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Detailed Index Trend Components of Monthly Total Volume Sold and Total Prices Paid for Movie Stills between January 1, 2020, and May 31, 2024. percent from 2020 to 2021, the peak year for market growth, they decreased during 2022 (by 2.2 Studios use the stills to promote their films and stars. percent) and 2023 (3.3

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Wow! Lucara Recovers 2,492-Carat Diamond at Karowe Mine in Botswana

Jewelry Judge

As the rocky material comes down a conveyor belt, the scanners can pick out the diamonds based on their chemical composition. The diamond-rich material is then separated from the rubble and moved to a secure area for processing. With the advent of XRT scanners, the mining process has become more delicate and discerning.

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Constructivism: The Intersection of Art and Industry in the Avant-Garde Movement

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Sold for £45,000 via Sotheby’s (November 2017) Founded in 1915 by Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko , Constructivism’s vision was to produce artworks and buildings using modern materials and designs that would awaken the working class to imperialist divisions and inequalities. Sold for €1,600 via Bassenge Auctions (June 2020).

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Mesoamerican Marvels: Art and Architecture of the Aztec and Mayan Civilizations 

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Embedded in this style was often the adherence to the natural form of incorporated materials, like the way this feline profile carving hugs the contours of its jade substrate. Sold for $2,000 USD via Artemis Gallery (April 2020). Amulet Depicting a Feline in Profile, Mayan Culture, Mexico, 450-750 AD.

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Nadira Azzouz – An Iraqi Woman Artist Rediscovered

Mark Hill

Early in 2020, I bid on and bought a mid-century modern abstract oil on board painting at auction totally sight-unseen, because it looked like it might be the work of an artist I collect right now. It’s also not unusual for painters to pick up discarded materials and use them to paint on, particularly if money was tight.

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Jewelry Appraisal Guide: Understand & Find Jewelry Appraisers

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Sold for $2,500 via Doyle New York (February 2020). Sold for $3,200 via Doyle New York (February 2020). Intrinsic Value Appraisal The intrinsic value of a piece of jewelry is nothing but the value of the raw materials used to make it. Sold for $1,200 via Doyle New York (March 2020). Gold, Red Stone and Diamond Ring.

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Types of Chinese Art: A Guide to Valuing & Collecting Chinese Art

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The destruction of many historic artifacts in the 1960s and 1970s paired with the overall delicacy of the materials means that well-preserved, authentic Chinese antiques are increasingly difficult to find. The rarity of the material, as well as the beauty and intricacy of the decoration, represented status and wealth during the Qing dynasty.